Industrial Engineering Journal ›› 2011, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (2): 112-117.

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Algorithm for Scheduling Flexible Flow Shop with Group Constraints

  

  1. Faculty of Electron Mechanical Engineering,Guangdong University of Technology,Guangzhou 510090,China
  • Online:2011-04-30 Published:2011-07-06

Abstract: Tire mold production is characterized as flow shop with group constraints.In this paper,the scheduling problem of twostage flexible flow shop for tire mold production is addressed.A mathematical model is put forward for the problem with makespan as objective.Based on Johnson polynomial algorithm,a new heuristic is presented to solve the problem.The reliability and effectiveness of the new algorithm is demonstrated by an example from the industrial practice.  

Key words: mould manufacturing, flexible flow shop, group scheduling, heuristic